Challenge 17

Cosmo Challenge: When he's not expecting it, grab him, and kiss him passionately for a full minute. A lot of couples only kiss hello and goodbye or when they're lying down, so this will surprise him and turn him on.

Please excuse me while I shamelessly brag for a moment. I am a good kisser. Nay, a great kisser. How do I know this? I've been told. And I know what you're thinking—lots of guys just say that without meaning it. But the percentage of guys I've kissed who have given me that compliment is probably about 75 percent. And it's not just, "You're a good kisser." It's, "Wow, that might be the best kiss I've ever had." One time, after making out with a guy, he messaged me on Gchat later to say that I was awesome at kissing. I once kissed a female friend and she told me after that she hadn't expected me to be so damn good. Let's just say that if adults played Spin the Bottle, they would all try to get it to aim at me.

The point of all that is to say that I think the reason I'm such a skilled smoocher is because I enjoy it so much. I freaking love to get my kiss on. Ever since I first planted one on [name redacted], I knew it was for me. And kissing D. is particularly amazing. So, as you can imagine, I've been looking forward to this challenge.

This challenge is really similar to Challenge 10 except that it feels less sexual to me. And sweeter. And you may be surprised to hear that I actually wanted this one to feel sweet and innocent and romantic, not at all sexual.

So in the middle of dinner I set down my fork and knife, leaned over the table, grabbed the sides of D.'s face and pressed my lips to his.

(Now, I didn't have a timer set. I figured I would just kiss until I was sure a minute had passed.)

First we kissed with our mouths closed—and I ran my wet lips from side to side over his. Then I pushed out my bottom lip slightly and wedged it between his lips so he was forced to suck on it. After a few seconds of that I pulled back so our lips were barely touching then parted my mouth slightly and ran my tongue over my own lips so he could also feel it.

D. opened his mouth wide and ran his tongue over mine. It was some intensely hot Frenching! But then that big ol' tease pulled away and started to gently nip at my lips. (Sidenote: Yes, D. is an amazing kisser. I have definitely met my match. If we ever reproduce, our offspring will be Olympic kissers.)

He then pulled a very impressive maneuver. While still kissing me, he walked around the side of the table so he was next to me. He wrapped his arms around me and starting open-mouth kissing me again. And I swear, my knees went a little weak. And that's when I realized how great this challenge really is. It allows you
to kiss long enough to get that weak-kneed feeling without going into sexy time territory. And D. and I are rarely in that sweet spot.

We kept on smooching for at least another 30 seconds and when we pulled away both D. and I had big goofy grins on our face. Man, I love that guy.

How often do you kiss your guy without having it lead to sex? Do you always kiss hello and goodbye? When is the last time you made out for a long time with him?